Mediagazer: FCC chair updates proposed broadband rules after criticism, seeks comment on reclassification (Gautham Nagesh/Wall Street Journal)

3:05 PM ET, May 12, 2014

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Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal:

FCC chair updates proposed broadband rules after criticism, seeks comment on reclassification — Agency Won't Let Firms Segregate Web Traffic Into Fast, Slow Lanes — The head of the Federal Communications Commission is revising proposed rules for regulating broadband Internet …

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Gabriel Arana / American Prospect:
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Steve Kovach / Business Insider:

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